CaptureNX to Photoshop CS2

I use Capture 4.4.2 rather than NX, but that is the way I do it. If I think I might do further work on the Photoshop edit I will save it in a 16 bit format (tif or psd).

 

Ron Reznick, the resident guru on N.C. favors saving from the nef as a 8 bit (personally I safe it as a tif...you can always generate any type jpg from that, plus there is no loss with the tif). His reasoning is that with the white balance and EV set set in N.C. (or even NX) nothing is to be gained by using the extra storage. I recently switched from N.C. to NX 1.1. I see no reason to use N.C. any longer, especially when it crashes at least once a day on my MacPro 3.0 running 10.4.9. Only rarely do I save the tif as a 16 bit.

Rich

 

Psd like tif is a lossless format so the only data lost in your workflow is the 16 bit to 8 bit conversion. If you did the significant editing in NX or Photoshop while still in 16 bit mode you probably have nothing to worry about.

 

other than to post the jpg on the internet, I am having touble finding a reason to ever save a file in 8 bit mode. you gain nothing, and lose 1/3 of the information. I always save my final files in psd format. tiff just doesnt work for me and saving in jpg is not lossless.

to save for the web, I normally use the save for web feature as it allows eaiser correction to overall size and proper color for the web views.

 

Rich,

Does the NX crash? I have the same system as you. I was ready to order NX, and have read many reports of crashes, slowing a system down, etc. My experience with Nikon software (Picture Project and the other one) was dismal. So bad I hesitate to use - much less pay for - any Nikon software.

 

No....Nikon Capture crashes. NX is wonderful. Not a single hiccup. Sorry for the poor phrasing. Incidentally I believe NIK wrote the software.

Rich

 

Thank you. I'll give it a second look. Maybe download the free trial.

 

After doing any tweaking in NX, i save as TIF before opening it in CS2. Make any other changes and either print or save as jpg for web.
If i just want a jpg, then i save it as a jpg from Capture NX.

 

ba-da-bing!

:wink:

 

Tried ARC in CS2 and didnt like it.
Had a go with Lightroom and still no better.
NX does what i need esp with Jason Odells eBook.